Syrian workers in Lebanon. What has not been covered in the Western press, is the extent to which the "Cedar Revolution" has brought about the lynching of Syrian workers in Lebanon. But the racism against Syrians (and Palestinians) in Lebanon is such that even members of the opposition remain silent about the abuse and murder of Syrian workers in Lebanon. So don't expect Hizbullah or Amal or SSNP or Tayyar to speak up on their behalf. People don't know that after every assassination in Lebanon, Syrian workers are targeted for murder and abuse. After the assassination of Jubran Tuwayni, for example, armed goons of Jumblat's gang (known as the Progressive Socialist Party) went on a rampage in the `Alay region, maiming and killing any Syrian worker in sight. Today, in his badly written weekly article for his mouthpiece, Al-Anba', Jumblat said that there is no reason for the presence of Syrian workers in Lebanon, and that the Lebanese economy (given its slowdown) does not require that number of workers. Jumblat was hereby giving license for more lynching of Syrian workers in Lebanon. He should be held responsible for whatever happens to Syrian workers in Lebanon given his clear words of incitement to violence. He basically was telling his audience that all Syrian workers in Lebanon work for the mukhabarat, and that their abuse is thus justified. Thus spoke the member of the Socialist International. You may ask why human rights organizations are not documenting the cases of abuse of Syrian workers in Lebanon. Well, last summer I was officially notified that Human Rights Watch was working on a report on the matter--I even supplied some sources to the staff in Lebanon. Well, the report has not been issued as of yet. Well, maybe because the regional director of Human Rights Watch is busy drafting op-ed pieces against Syrian human rights violations--and only in Syria. (It must be hard to find Western publications willing to publish op-ed pieces against Syria, I am sure.) He was outraged that Pelosi visited Damascus--given the conditions of human rights there--but was not outraged--and neither was Human Rights Watch, it seems--about her visits to Saudi Arabia or Lebanon--unless the new line of Human Rights Watch is that human rights violations don't occur under governments that are loyal to the Bush administration.